West List Members, I'm researching the families of Samuel WEST, born ca 1773 in VA. Some researchers show his father to be a Willis West, born ca 1750 in VA, however, I've personally never found any sources to prove that relationship, or locate this Willis West or any possible siblings for Samuel. Samuel West married Lydia WHITE, December 5, 1796 in Clark County, KY. This couple had thirteen children, I believe, born between 1797-1820 in the counties of Clark, Madison, and later Estill County, KY: Lucy Mary Ezizabeth "Betsy" Nicholas James Hiram Tinsley Sarah "Sally" Minerva Eliza Nancy Samuel Lydia The elder Samuel WEST, wife and many of his children and their families removed from Estill County, Kentucky ca mid-1830's and went to Indiana. Some of his adult children and families remained in the Estill County, KY area. Samuel and some family settled in Montgomery County, Indiana. His children were later in surrounding counties of Putnam, Hendricks and Boone County, Indiana. I'm trying to connect Samuel West and determine who his father was and which West line he belongs to. Does anyone have information to support the claim of Willis West, born in VA ca 1750, as the father of this Samuel, or has another individual been identified? Has anyone been able to trace this family beyond Samuel West, born ca 1773? I know very little of some of the other major well-documented WEST family lines, however, I can't help but wonder if this family isn't somehow related to the West families in NC and SC (or VA?) due to so many similarities in the name patterns. This line I'm researching shows the names of Samuel and Willis used over and over each generation, among other names. Any help or suggestions is very much appreciated. Teresa NOTE: If anyone researching this particular WEST family is interested, we have a West Family Genealogy Discussion and Research site on MyFamily.com of descendants researching the Samuel West family mentioned above. This group has been sharing research, data, photos, etc., of these West families and related surnames as they pertain to the family. Just contact me if this is your line of research and you would like an invitation to join this password-needed group site. --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.
Sorry List ... I overlooked including an additional child on the list of Samuel & Lydia (WHITE) WEST's 13 children: Willis West, born 1800, KY Teresa Teresa <mstree_2u@yahoo.com> wrote: West List Members, I'm researching the families of Samuel WEST, born ca 1773 in VA. Some researchers show his father to be a Willis West, born ca 1750 in VA, however, I've personally never found any sources to prove that relationship, or locate this Willis West or any possible siblings for Samuel. Samuel West married Lydia WHITE, December 5, 1796 in Clark County, KY. This couple had thirteen children, I believe, born between 1797-1820 in the counties of Clark, Madison, and later Estill County, KY: Lucy Mary Ezizabeth "Betsy" Nicholas James Hiram Tinsley Sarah "Sally" Minerva Eliza Nancy Samuel Lydia The elder Samuel WEST, wife and many of his children and their families removed from Estill County, Kentucky ca mid-1830's and went to Indiana. Some of his adult children and families remained in the Estill County, KY area. Samuel and some family settled in Montgomery County, Indiana. His children were later in surrounding counties of Putnam, Hendricks and Boone County, Indiana. I'm trying to connect Samuel West and determine who his father was and which West line he belongs to. Does anyone have information to support the claim of Willis West, born in VA ca 1750, as the father of this Samuel, or has another individual been identified? Has anyone been able to trace this family beyond Samuel West, born ca 1773? I know very little of some of the other major well-documented WEST family lines, however, I can't help but wonder if this family isn't somehow related to the West families in NC and SC (or VA?) due to so many similarities in the name patterns. This line I'm researching shows the names of Samuel and Willis used over and over each generation, among other names. Any help or suggestions is very much appreciated. Teresa NOTE: If anyone researching this particular WEST family is interested, we have a West Family Genealogy Discussion and Research site on MyFamily.com of descendants researching the Samuel West family mentioned above. This group has been sharing research, data, photos, etc., of these West families and related surnames as they pertain to the family. Just contact me if this is your line of research and you would like an invitation to join this password-needed group site. --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ==== WEST Mailing List ==== Families are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.